For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
On Thursday September 29th the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory appeared on the BBC1 programme ‘Antiques Road Trip’. The show has antiques experts competing to earn the most money from an antiques auction. As an interlude, one of the presenters visits a site of local interest. Thursday’s programme was partly based in Preston, Read More …
During an observing session at the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory on Friday 12th August, Graham McLoughlin from the Preston and District Astronomical Society (PADAS) managed to capture the Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 with over two hours of exposure with a William Optics 61mm APO telescope and ZWO ASI533MC cooled camera. This Read More …
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has won an award in recognition of its efforts to promote physics through community outreach projects. UCLan’s Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy won the Departmental Culture Change Award at the inaugural Ogden Outreach Awards. Held at The Royal Society, the Read More …
JHI PhD student Alexia Lopez featured in the BBC Four documentary “Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies“, episode 2 “Going Big“, presented by Prof. Jim Al-Khalili. Alexia discussed her discovery of A Giant Arc on the Sky with Jim. The Giant Arc appears as an enormous, nearly symmetrical, crescent of galaxies in the remote universe. Read More …
Jeremiah Horrocks Public Lecture Series “Neutrino Oscillations: Past, present, and future” Professor Costas Andreopoulos Tuesday 7 June, 6.30pm | Harrington Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire | Free entry Abstract: Neutrinos are the most abundant massive particles in the universe, but they possess an ethereal nature that makes it notoriously Read More …
An international team of astronomers, including those from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), have today unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. The announcement provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable Read More …
Two astrophysicists from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have showcased their research to politicians in Parliament. PhD students Daniel Gass and Daniel Johnson took part in the national STEM for Britain event, which is run by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee in collaboration with a number of distinguished scientific, learned and professional Read More …
Speaker: Dr Kevin Bowman (UCLAN) Date: Tuesday 8 March 2022 | 6-8pm Location: Darwin Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire On the 13th April 1970, when the spacecraft Apollo 13 was over 200,000 miles from Earth heading towards the Moon, a catastrophic failure occurred. There followed a chain of events which set off the Read More …
This FREE practical INSET session will introduce upper KS2 teachers to the Into Our Skies: Space in Schools scheme of work, a cross-curricular approach combining dance and science to teach the KS2 Earth and Space topic. This FREE resource, developed by UCLan and Lucy Starkey Dances, supports the teaching of Read More …
A distinguished emeritus professor from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been honoured for a lifetime commitment to public outreach and service to astronomy. Professor Don Kurtz, a UCLan academic member of staff between 2001 and 2020, has been awarded The Royal Astronomical Society’s (RAS) 2022 Service Award for Read More …